James Carville's rebuke of 'wokeness' is nothing more than a rebuke of Blackness

A conversation has unfolded on social media—and God help us all—it has the audacity to be about the concept of being “woke,” “staying woke,” and all matters “wokeness”-related. This idea of staying …

'It didn’t happen': Mom's claim school lesson led to white kid asking if she's evil raises red flag

An unidentified Virginia mother’s claim that a public school history lesson led to her white daughter questioning whether she was evil is triggering Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole …

'How fitting is this rebuke to GOP racism?' It's like Toni Morrison was speaking directly to GOP mom

It’s not uncommon for the literary greats of earlier generations to speak wisdom that seems unbound by time, but the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison seemed to just do so effortlessly. …

Rattled by the realities of racism and white privilege

My yard is a mess. Admittedly it is my own fault, for being lazy and not keeping on top of things the way I should, so yesterday I was determined to get on my hands and knees and remove the millions …

White privilege was the wind beneath the wings of shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends'

A version of this essay originally appeared in Black Kos.

A confession right up front: I have never watched an episode of Seinfeld. Never, ever. I’ve never watched an episode of Friends, either. I do …

Watch West Virginia Democrat reportedly handpicked by Joe Manchin 'steamroll' Black and brown voices

The white chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party tried to run through the process of approving a drafted state affirmative action plan in less than three minutes. It’s a plan that is already …

Trump allies practically pen lawsuit in white tears to block Black farmers from COVID-19 relief

I can not make this stuff up. Although a study shows the federal government gave nearly 100% of former President Donald Trump’s trade war bailout to white farmers, Trump allies are suing the …

As it turns out, 'Central Park Karen' isn't really that sorry. She's suing

Amy Cooper, the white woman dubbed “Central Park Karen” and shown in viral video trying to weaponize police against a Black bird-watcher last Memorial Day in Central Park in New York City, New York, …

File this under: Big banks are not here to help Black farmers

The president already signed federal coronavirus relief that includes $4 billion in debt relief for Black, Indigenous, and Latino farmers into law. But that isn’t stopping banks from fighting the …